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Title: LGB people leave trans folks behind in times of struggle.
Post by: Sarah B on July 15, 2026, 08:28:39 PM
Post by: Sarah B on July 15, 2026, 08:28:39 PM
Title: LGB people often leave trans folks behind in times of struggle. Let's not let this happen again.
Link To: Article (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/lgb-people-tend-to-leave-trans-folks-behind-in-times-of-struggle-lets-not-let-this-happen-again/)
Author: Jordan Olsen, Executive Director of the Transgender Strategy Center
Date: July 15, 2026, 12:00 pm EDT
Trigger Warning: This article discusses violence.
Brief summary of the article
Jordan Olsen writes that trans people are often excluded or deprioritized during difficult periods for the broader LGBTQ+ community. The article argues for stronger solidarity from LGB people, including speaking up, giving financial support to trans-led organizations, and standing with trans people in public advocacy.
Main Points of the Article
"When times get hard for the queer community, trans people get left behind."
"Right now, trans people are being labeled as domestic terrorists by sitting politicians. Hundreds of anti-trans bills have been introduced in state legislatures in recent years."
"Funding for trans-specific services is evaporating as government grants are reversed and philanthropy tightens its belt."
"In the face of escalating attacks, true allies are stepping up – not with hashtags, but with action."
"The T in LGBTQ+ is not an inconvenience. It never was. And the fight for our shared humanity is not a fight any of us can win alone."
"Speak up for us when we can't be in the room. Walk alongside us at protests. Give your financial support directly to trans organizations."
Best Wishes Always
Sarah B
Global Moderator
Link To: Article (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/lgb-people-tend-to-leave-trans-folks-behind-in-times-of-struggle-lets-not-let-this-happen-again/)
Author: Jordan Olsen, Executive Director of the Transgender Strategy Center
Date: July 15, 2026, 12:00 pm EDT
Trigger Warning: This article discusses violence.
Brief summary of the article
Jordan Olsen writes that trans people are often excluded or deprioritized during difficult periods for the broader LGBTQ+ community. The article argues for stronger solidarity from LGB people, including speaking up, giving financial support to trans-led organizations, and standing with trans people in public advocacy.
Main Points of the Article
"When times get hard for the queer community, trans people get left behind."
"Right now, trans people are being labeled as domestic terrorists by sitting politicians. Hundreds of anti-trans bills have been introduced in state legislatures in recent years."
"Funding for trans-specific services is evaporating as government grants are reversed and philanthropy tightens its belt."
"In the face of escalating attacks, true allies are stepping up – not with hashtags, but with action."
"The T in LGBTQ+ is not an inconvenience. It never was. And the fight for our shared humanity is not a fight any of us can win alone."
"Speak up for us when we can't be in the room. Walk alongside us at protests. Give your financial support directly to trans organizations."
Best Wishes Always
Sarah B
Global Moderator
Title: Re: LGB people leave trans folks behind in times of struggle.
Post by: Lori Dee on July 15, 2026, 09:27:48 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on July 15, 2026, 09:27:48 PM
The reasoning, as I understand it, is that LGB refers to sexual orientation, whereas TQI++ does not.
However, any attack on trans rights is an attack on the rights of everyone in the LGBTQ Community. And any attack on LGBTQ rights is an attack on all minority rights. And any attack on minority rights is an attack on Human Rights.
The laws may specifically target gender-related healthcare, bathroom use, or sports, but once they have that win, they will want more. Before long, we will all be at the back of the bus looking for Rosa Parks.
Rights are like muscles. If you don't exercise them regularly, you will lose them.
Fight for your rights, and you will be fighting for all rights. Times change, and so do the political boogeymen. Today it is us. Tomorrow, it will be someone else, and they deserve their rights as much as you do yours.
However, any attack on trans rights is an attack on the rights of everyone in the LGBTQ Community. And any attack on LGBTQ rights is an attack on all minority rights. And any attack on minority rights is an attack on Human Rights.
The laws may specifically target gender-related healthcare, bathroom use, or sports, but once they have that win, they will want more. Before long, we will all be at the back of the bus looking for Rosa Parks.
Rights are like muscles. If you don't exercise them regularly, you will lose them.
Fight for your rights, and you will be fighting for all rights. Times change, and so do the political boogeymen. Today it is us. Tomorrow, it will be someone else, and they deserve their rights as much as you do yours.
Title: Re: LGB people leave trans folks behind in times of struggle.
Post by: Devlyn on July 16, 2026, 01:42:22 AM
Post by: Devlyn on July 16, 2026, 01:42:22 AM
Seems like a good time to dust this one off.